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I've just started it, so I'm not too far along yet.

For my kindle. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon Cry, the beloved Country, Alan Paton Jitterbug Perfume, Tom Robbins

I have this book at home but haven't had a chance to read it yet. Sounds fascinating!

I am Charlotte Simmons, Tom Wolfe Aesop's Fables Great American Short Stories: from Hawthorne to Hemingway All hardcover from Barnes & Noble and I paid just over $20. I love their bargain tables.

"She picked up the four packs of sleeping people from the bedside table." -Veronika Decides to Die, Paul Coelho

I hated this book when I first picked it up. Seriously--it took all I could muster to give it a thorough chance and not just put it aside for another book. I now count it among my favorites. By the end, I was enthralled. I don't know how Winterson succeeded in winning me over, but she...

Of the top 12, I've read Things Fall Apart and So Long a Letter, both of which are phenomenal.

I would argue that In Cold Blood is still a must-read, whether you liked it or not. Without Truman Capote, the genre would never have been created. That fact alone makes it a book that should be read by anyone interested in true crime.

Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, are both must reads. The first is about the Charles Manson murders and written by the prosecutor. The latter is really revolutionary and created the "true crime" genre. It's the re-telling of the murder of a small-town...

I'll just go with high school right now. I can't remember much, and the poetry not at all. -Romeo and Juliet -A Seperate Peace -Lord of the Flies -Catch-22 (hated it-need to reread) -To Kill a Mocking Bird -Catcher in the Rye -Huck Finn -Grapes of Wrath (need to reread--remember...

The Stranger, Albert Camus What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Peter Hedges Summer Crossing, Truman Capote

Fleeced, Dick Morris

Wonderful book. I was skeptical because the Encyclopedia is not all that interesting, but Jacobs made it come to life. I still remember some of the funny tidbits and it's been months since I read the book. One note though--this thread should actually be in the non-fiction section. Maybe a...

From Bookswim.com Fleeced, Dick Morris

I'm excited for someone to get the ball rolling on this one. I read it last year and really enjoyed it, so I'd love to hear other viewpoints. I don't think it's fresh enough in my mind for me to start.

Congrats on the new house SFG! Awesome bookshelves. :)

Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev The Obama Nation, Jerome Corsi Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie The Firefly Cloak, Sheri Reynolds The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature, Elizabeth Kantor PhD And most importantly, the AFL-CIO Guide to...

The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare, Brenda James and William D Rubenstein High Lonesome: Selected Stories 1966-2006, Joyce Carol Oates

I have never read any Christopher Moore, but Lamb is on my TBR list. :)

I received two books from Bookswim today. Bloodsucking Fiends, Christopher Moore and I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison, Wally Lamb And I bought, from Amazon To Die For, Joyce Maynard